The Centre for Infrastructural and Technological Advancement for the Blind (CITAB), led by the Executive Chairman Mr. Jolomi George Fenemigho, welcomes the Kwara State Government’s historic approval for immediate admission of visually impaired girls into Queen Elizabeth Secondary School, Ilorin, with promises of free education, feeding, and accommodation. This was contained in a press release issued today in Lagos by Mr. Fenemigho. Fenemigho commended the government for finally listening to the chorus of advocacy groups, investigative journalists, and families. After a decade of exclusion, this overdue step finally brings hope and dignity back to the lives of visually impaired girls…
Author: Oluwatoyin Mathnuel
Oluwatoyin Mathnuel The Eze Ndigbo Ijegun / Ijeododo area, chairman council of Ndi Eze Igbo speaking community in Lagos state Amb. Eze Dr. C.C. Nwokedi on Sunday the 21rst of September, 2025 amidst all and sundry of Igbo indigenes celebrated an annual aged new yam festival with arousing cultural display. It was indeed cultural in diversity as the celebration commenced with installation of four chiefs at the Okpoko 1of Obodoukwu’s palace. The installed chiefs are: Chief Kingsley Iheakor, Mmama Ezinwa no na Obi, Chief Blessing Obiajunwa Osodimee Nwanyi manaria, Chief Collins Nwosu-Eze n Egbuodu, Chief Emmanuel Nneji, Okwuruora and Chief…
In line with its commitments of promoting sports and developmental initiatives at all levels, First Bank of Nigeria Limited is partnering the organizers of the first of its kind E1 Lagos GP an all-electric powerboat racing championship, set to hold between the 3rd and 5th of October 2025. Disclosing this at the E1 Lagos GP Stakeholder Immersion session in Lagos recently, Olayinka Ijabiyi, the Acting Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communication of FirstBank, reaffirmed the Bank’s commitment to supporting initiatives that engender human development across the country while cementing legacies. “Our involvement in the E1 Lagos GP is about driving legacy and…
In the complex, often combustible theatre of Nigeria’s border enforcement and customs service operations, few figures have stood out more sharply in recent times than ACG Ahmadu Bello Shuaibu. Across a career defined by discipline, intelligence‐led enforcement, and a refusal to compromise, he has repeatedly demonstrated what the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) can achieve when integrity and action walk hand in hand. Early Career And Rise Through The Ranks While not all the biographical details are public, sufficient evidence from his recent appointments and performance shows that Shuaibu has served in several highly sensitive, frontline roles: He served in the…
The Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, commended the operatives for their professionalism and resilience, stressing that there will be no safe haven for criminals in Delta State. He reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to relentlessly dismantling criminal networks to restore peace and safety across communities.
A heartbreaking tragedy has struck in Lafia, Nasarawa State, as Pastor Emmanuel Oshla Kujeh and his wife lost their lives in a fatal car accident on Friday, September 19, 2025. According to eyewitnesses, the couple was walking home with their two-month-old baby when a vehicle, said to have lost control due to brake failure, ra,mmed into them near the Nagis/Ministry of Lands area of Lafia. Sadly, Pastor Oshla and his wife died instantly, while their infant sustained injuries and is currently receiving medical care. The devastating incident comes less than a year after the couple tied the knot in December.…
The Vice Chairman of Badagry West Local Council Development Area, Princess Oluremi Ajose, is dead. Her death was confirmed on Sunday in a condolence statement released by the Executive Chairman of Olorunda LCDA, Ajose Kumayon. Princess Ajose, the daughter of His Royal Majesty, Oba Oyekan Possi Ajose, the Alapa of Apa Egun-Awori Kingdom, died barely two months after she was sworn in alongside the Badagry West LCDA Chairman, Rauf Ibrahim Kayode Yemaren, popularly known as RIKAY. PUNCH Online gathered that Ajose died on Saturday and her remains have since been deposited at a morgue. Kumayon described her passing as a…
L – R: Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Fidelity Bank Plc, Dr. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe,OON; Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, Andre Dickens; and Executive Director, South, Fidelity Bank Plc, Mrs. Pamela Shodipo at the 2025 Fidelity Nigeria International Trade and Creative Connect (FNITCC) held in Atlanta, Georgia over the weekend. Tier-one lender, Fidelity Bank Plc, has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Nigerian businesses in scaling up and competing effectively on the global stage. This commitment was underscored at the 2025 Fidelity Nigeria International Trade & Creative Connect (FNITCC), held over the weekend in Atlanta, Georgia. Reflecting on FNITCC’s evolution over the past four…
The Society of Digital Newspaper Owners of Nigeria (SDNON) has extended warm felicitations to the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on the occasion of her 65th birthday. In a goodwill message issued in Lagos on Monday, SDNON described Senator Tinubu as “a mother of the nation whose life of service, compassion, and dedication to the upliftment of women and youths continues to inspire hope across the country.” The association noted that through her various initiatives and unwavering support for humanitarian causes, the First Lady has remained a shining example of leadership, resilience, and patriotism.…
Adron Homes and Properties Limited, one of Nigeria’s leading real estate companies, has reaffirmed its commitment to cultural preservation and community development by officially supporting the 2025 Olojo Festival themed “Tourism for Inclusive Growth with Cultural Rebirth.” In a press conference held recently at the Palace of His Imperial Majesty, Oba Eniitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, CFR, Ojaja II, the Ooni of Ife, highlighted the festival’s enduring significance as a symbol of Yoruba heritage and a catalyst for economic and social development. Representing the Chairman/CEO, Aare Adetola Emmanuelking, the Managing Director of Adron Group, Mrs. Adenike Ajobo, described the Olojo Festival as…